Budget friendly tuna and lentil salad

At a glance

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Serves: 2

Ingredients

• ½ cup cooked or microwaveable brown rice
• 1 tomato
• 1 cucumber
• ½ cup canned brown lentils (no added salt if available)
• ½ cup frozen green peas
• 1 medium (185g) can tuna in oil*
• 2 tablespoon parsley
• 1 lemon
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ​​​Pine nuts (optional)
• Pepper, to taste

Steps

1. Cook brown rice as per packet instructions. Set aside.
2. Cut up the tomato and cucumber into small pieces and put to the side.
3. Rinse the lentils under water using a colander or add water to the can and drain using the can lid. Place in a bowl and put to the side.
4. Cook peas in a saucepan of boiling water on the stove until soft or microwave for 90 seconds on high. Drain using a colander.
5. Drain the can of tuna.
6. Chop the parsley.
7. To make the dressing, juice the lemon into a small bowl or cup by cutting the lemon in half and squeezing each half to get the juice. You can also use a lemon squeezer. Grate the yellow part of the lemon skin and add to the lemon juice.
8. In a bowl, add brown rice, tomato, cucumber, lentils, tuna, peas, pine nuts (optional) and parsley. Sprinkle with pepper. Pour dressing over the top.

*Tips

• Replace tuna with canned salmon or sardines.
• For a vegetarian version, replace the tuna with more lentils or canned kidney beans.

Watch how to make it

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